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Respiratory Therapist and Polysomnographic Technologist Licensing Board - Respiratory Therapy - Continuing Education

Seven (7) continuing education hours every year

To maintain licensure, a respiratory therapist must complete a minimum of seven (7) continuing education (CE) hours every licensure year. For the current CE requirements, please see Oregon Administrative Rule (OAR) 331-720-0010.

Please note: As of January 1, 2014, CE credits are no longer given for CPR, BLS, ACLS, PALS and NRP certification or recertification courses for respiratory therapists or polysomnographic technologists.

Continuing Education Frequently Asked Questions

Documentation, attestation and audit

Documentation supporting compliance with CE requirements must be maintained by the licensee for a period of two (2) years following license renewal and be provided to the Health Licensing Office upon request.

Each licensee shall document compliance with the CE credit requirements through attestation on the license renewal application.

For current auditing and sanction information, please see OAR 331-720-0020.

Optional pre-approval of courses

The pre-approval request process is optional to associations, businesses, organizations, and instructors wanting to provide a CE course. The HLO does not require pre-approval. To obtain pre-approval of CE courses, please go to the HLO Forms page and search for the HLO CEU Pre-Approval Request Form.

Complete the request form (maintaining it in Microsoft Word format), and email it along with all the required supporting documentation (listed on the instructions page) to hlo.info@odhsoha.oregon.gov, or call (503) 378-8667 with your CE related questions.